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MondoBrain closed a $13.3 million Series A funding round led by Japia, a France-based fund owned and managed by Jean-Paul Inchauspé. Finamar, a Luc Dulayet company, strengthened the European part
EdTech Startup Blue Canoe Learning Brings In $1.4 Million
Blue Canoe Learning announced the completion of $1.4 million in financing from Kernel Capital. Blue Canoe Learning has created mobile games based on established curriculum
New Product Alert: Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories offers kids an ever-growing collection of empowering children’s stories. Users can choose from many different Storyworlds in every kind of genre written
Amperity Brings In $28 Million
Martech startup Amperity has announced the close of $28 million in Series B financing led by Tiger Global Management. Madrona Venture Group also participated
New Product Alert: Find It On eBay & Image Search
Multinational ecommerce giant eBay’s new image-recognition feature, Find It On eBay & Image Search, is powered by AI and uses pictures instead of words,
New Product Alert: Musicraiser Accelerator
Musicraiser is a music crowdfunding product that aims to be “the first accelerator helping artists get a record deal.” The application of gamification has
Intuit Acquires Exactor for Undisclosed Sum
Business and financial software company Intuit announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Exactor, a leading cloud-based SaaS technology provider of sales
Security Startup PacketSled Acquires $3.6 Million
According to a recent SEC filing, PacketSled has secured $3.6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. PacketSled automates incident response by fusing business context,
Vista Equity Partners Acquires Datto for Undisclosed Sum
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners had purchased storage startup Datto. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Datto’s Total
Apple Acquires PowerbyProxi for Undisclosed Sum
Apple announced that it acquired New Zealand-based startup PowerbyProxi. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, PowerbyProxi is a leader